I must not reply. Replying is the mind-killer. Replying is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I will face the bad take. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the take has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

@Hyperlynx

It is by takes alone I set my mind in motion,
It is by the fury of replies that thoughts acquire speed,
the eyes acquire squint,
the squint becomes a warning.
It is by takes alone I set my mind in motion.